diff --git a/k9s/.config/k9s/config.yaml b/k9s/.config/k9s/config.yaml
index 1aa5df1..1434fa4 100644
--- a/k9s/.config/k9s/config.yaml
+++ b/k9s/.config/k9s/config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ k9s:
     reactive: false
     noIcons: false
     defaultsToFullScreen: false
-    skin: ember
+    skin: transparent
   skipLatestRevCheck: false
   disablePodCounting: false
   shellPod: